AUGUST 30, 2016 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL --- GAME #130/ROAD #66 RHP CHAD KUHL (3-1, 3.50 ERA) vs. RHP KYLE HENDRICKS (12-7, 2.

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1 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (67-62) vs. CHICAGO CUBS (83-47) AUGUST 30, 2016 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL --- GAME #130/ROAD #66 RHP CHAD KUHL (3-1, 3.50 ERA) vs. RHP KYLE HENDRICKS (12-7, 2.19 ERA) THE PIRATES...are 5-2 in their last seven games after losing their previous four contests...have gone since June 24; the third-best record in the Majors in that time behind the Blue Jays (35-22) and Cubs (36-23)...Won a season-high seven straight games from 6/29 to 7/6...Were a season-high nine games over.500 following their win against the Rangers in Texas on 5/27 (28-19)...Were after 129 games in 2015 (79-51 after 130). KUHL UNDER PRESSURE: Chad Kuhl made his Major League debut on June 26 vs. Los Angeles on ESPN s Sunday Night Baseball against three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw and won a 4-3 decision (5.0ip/3er)...Kuhl was Pittsburgh s ninth round selection in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft; the same draft that included Adam Frazier as the club s sixth-round pick and first-round selection, outfielder Austin Meadows, who was rated as Pittsburgh s second-best prospect entering the 2016 season...the Pirates have won seven of Kuhl s first eight big league starts. SOME KUHL NOTES: Chad Kuhl has pitched at least 6.0 innings in each of his last five starts and in six of his first eight Major League assignments...he has posted a 2.37 ERA (30.1ip/8er) and a 0.92 WHIP in his last five outings while holding opposing batters to a.204 average (22-for-108)...In four big league road starts, Chad has gone 1-0 with a 2.22 ERA (24.1ip/6er). A RARE LATE LOSS: The Pirates won each of their previous 139 games when leading after eight innings before last night s game when the team took a lead into the ninth and lost...pittsburgh s last loss when taking a lead into the ninth inning prior to Monday night came on April 21, 2015, at PNC Park, which was also against the Cubs...Pittsburgh s previous club mark was 112 consecutive wins when leading at the end of the eighth inning, spanning the 1904 and 1905 seasons. COMING INTO HIS OWN: Gregory Polanco has 21 home runs coming into today, marking the 12th season in Pirates history a player has hit 20 or more home runs at age 24 or younger...the other Pirates to hit at least 20 home runs in a season at age 24 or younger were Andrew McCutchen in 2011, Aramis Ramirez in 2001, Barry Bonds in 1987 and 1988, Dave Parker in 1975, Bob Robertson in 1970 and 1971, Willie Stargell in 1964, Frank Thomas in 1953 and Ralph Kiner in 1946 and STARLING AND THE COBRA: Last night Starling Marte recorded his 17th outfield assist of the season, which is tied for the Major League lead along with Adam Eaton of the White Sox...Marte s 17 assists are the most by a Pirates outfielder since Dave Parker had a Major League-leading 26 assists in The team record is held by Max Carey, who had a total of 32 outfield assists in RING THE BELL: Josh Bell went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks on Monday and has now reached base safely in 13 of his first 14 games in the big leagues...since being promoted back to the big leagues on August 20, Bell is 9-for-25 (.360) with two doubles, a home run, four RBI, seven walks and a.485 on-base percentage. SAVING THE DAY: With 10 saves this month, Tony Watson has tied the club record for most saves in the month of August (Mark Melancon also had 10 in 2015)...The club record for most saves in any month is 12, held by Jason Grilli (May 2013) and Jose Mesa (July 2004). ROLLING ON THE ROAD: The Pirates have won eight of their last nine games on the road coming into today...during this nine game stretch, Pittsburgh has scored a total of 56 runs, averaging 6.2 per game while also hitting a total of 13 home runs. J. HAY ALL DAY: Josh Harrison collected three RBI Monday night and now has a single-season career-high of 54 coming into today...harrison s 52 RBI coming as a second baseman ranks fourth among all National League players at that position, trailing Daniel Murphy (80), Neil Walker (55) and Brandon Phillips (53). ALL-STAR ACCOLADES: Earlier today right-handed pitcher Mitch Keller of the Single-A West Virginia Power was named to the South Atlantic League s post-season All-Star team...keller was also selected for two honors as voted on by the league s field managers, coaches, general managers, sports writers and media relations directors after being chosen as the Best Right- Handed Pitcher and Most Outstanding Pitcher in the South Atlantic League this season...keller was selected by the Pirates in the second round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. LET S GET IT STARTED: Since the All-Star break Pittsburgh s starting rotation has recorded a 3.93 ERA, which ranks fourth among all National League teams behind the Cubs (2.57), Marlins (3.71) and Nationals (3.85). CUTCH AND THE CUBS: Andrew McCutchen has recorded 141 career hits against the Cubs, which are the most by any player since the beginning of the 2009 season...mccutchen s 19 home runs since 2009 are also tied for the second-most by a player behind Matt Holliday (21) while his 71 RBI in that time ranks third behind Ryan Braun (75) and Yadier Molina (73). THE OUTFIELD: Pittsburgh s outfielders enter today ranked third among all National League teams in batting average (.276) and on-base percentage (.347), fourth in slugging percentage (.464) and tied for sixth in home runs (58). POLANCO OF LATE; Coming into today, nine of Gregory Polanco s last 11 hits have gone for extra bases with four doubles, a triple and four home runs...polanco enters today ranked fifth among all National League players this month with 23 RBI, trailing Colorado s Nolan Arenado (33), Milwaukee s Ryan Braun (28), Cincinnati s Joey Votto (26) and Los Angeles Adrian Gonzalez (24). ON THIS DATE IN PIRATES HISTORY August 30, 2011: Andrew McCutchen went deep in the ninth inning off Houston s Brett Myers to become the eighth player in Pirates history to record 20 home runs and 20 steals in one season. Prior to McCutchen, the last Pirate to hit 20 homers and steal 20 bags in a year was Nate McLouth in UP-COMING GAMES AND PROBABLE PITCHERS BUCS WHEN... Last five games Last ten games Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Leading after Tied after Trailing after Scoring first Opp. score first Scoring Scoring less than Outhitting Opp Being out-hit Hits are equal Comeback wins Wins in final AB...9 Walkoff Wins...3 Losses in final AB Walkoff Losses...4 Extra Inning Games Playing errorless Homered homers Series (W-L-T) Series Sweeps...6 Swept in a Series...6 Interleague Before the break After the break Starter goes 6.0ip Starter goes less than 6.0ip Wednesday at Chicago 7:05 RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3-3, 3.02 ERA) vs. LHP Mike Montgomery (1-1, 3.50 ERA) ROOT & ESPN Thursday OFF DAY IN PITTSBURGH

2 39 - RHP CHAD KUHL (PRONOUNCED cool) YEAR W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO 2016 (AAA) (MLB) M.L. CAREER vs. CHICAGO: 0-0 in one start...he allowed four runs in 2.1 innings and had a no decision in a 12-6 win on 7/9 at PNC Park. DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE DATE/OPP W/L IP H R ER BB SO PITCHES ERA SCORE 4/15 vs. Columbus ND W 4/20 vs. Toledo W W 4/25 at Durham W W 4/30 vs. Norfolk ND L APRIL (2-0, 1.31 ERA) /6 vs. Louisville ND L 5/11 at Syracuse ND W 5/16 vs. Columbus W W 5/21 vs. Scranton/WB L L 5/26 at Rochester W W 5/31 vs. Rochester W W MAY (3-1, 1.21 ERA) /5 vs Toledo ND W 6/10 vs. Syracuse L L 6/15 vs. Pawtucket ND W 6/20 at Gwinnett W W JUNE (1-1, 6.75 ERA) /23 vs. Charlotte ND W JULY (0-0, 0.00 ERA) /1 at Columbus L L AUGUST (0-1, 0.00 ERA) AAA TOTALS (6-3, 2.37 ERA) CATCHERS THROWING CS/ATT PICKOFFS PB ERA Cervelli 10/48 21% 0 7 (621.0ip/250er) 3.62 Diaz 0/ (9.0ip/3er) 3.00 Fryer 1/15 7% 0 3 (152.2ip/65er) 3.83 Kratz 4/7 57% 0 2 (139.0ip/55er) 3.56 Stallings 0/ (17.0ip/25er) Stewart 2/11 18% 0 4 (224.2ip/125er) 5.01 CAUGHT STEALINGS BY PITCHERS...3 PITCHER PICKOFFS... 2 SB OFF PITCHERS... 1 NO THROWS... 8 OTHERS (double steals)... 5 TEAM BATTING Most runs, game, Pirates... 12, 4 times, last on 7/9 vs. CHI Most runs, game, Opponents... 15, 6/21 vs. SF Most runs, inning, Pirates...8, (7th) Most runs, inning, Opponents... 7, 6/21 vs. SF (4th) Most hits, game, Pirates... 21, 5/17 vs. ATL Most hits, game, Opponents...22, 6/21 vs. SF Most hits, inning, Pirates...7, 5/17 vs. ATL (1st) Most consec. hits, inning...6, 8/23 vs. HOU (1st) Most consec. hits, game...6, 8/23 vs. HOU Most hits, inning, Opponents...6, twice, last on 6/21 vs. SF (4th & 8th) Fewest hits, game, Pirates...2, 8/10 vs. SD Fewest hits, game, Opponents...3, & 4/16 vs. MIL Most doubles, game...7, Most triples, game...2, 7/19 vs. MIL & 5/19 vs. ATL Most home runs, game, Pirates...5, Most home runs, game, Opponents... 5, Most consecutive games, home run...7, 8/12-19 & 4/25-5/2 Most consec. games, HR, Opponents...10, 4/5-15 Most extra-base hits...8, Most consecutive games, extra-base hit... 26, 4/3-5/2 Most stolen bases, game, Pirates...4, & 6/8 vs. NY Most stolen bases, game, Opponents..5, 8/7 vs. CIN, 7/23 vs. PHI & 7/20 vs. MIL Most left on base...18, (TIES CLUB RECORD - 3rd TIME) Most left on base (extra innings)... TEAM PITCHING Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Pirates...14, 4 times, last on Most strikeouts, game, Pirates (extra innings)...17, (13 inns.) Most strikeouts, 9-inning game, Opponents...14, 8/20 vs. MIA, & Most strikeouts, game, Opponents (extra innings)... 17, (18 inns.) & (13 inns.) Most walks, 9-inning game, Pirates , Most walks, game, Pirates (extra innings)... Most walks, 9-inning game, Opponents...11, Most walks, game, Opponents (extra innings) TEAM MISCELLANEOUS Longest winning streak...7 games (6/29-7/6) Longest losing streak...5 games (6/15-19 & 6/8-12) Longest game, innings... 18, Longest game, time...5:48, (18 innings) Longest game, time, 9 innings... 4:01, Shortest game, time... 2:17, 8/22 vs. HOU Largest margin of victory...11 runs, 5/24 vs. ARI (12-1) Largest margin of defeat...11 runs, 6/21 vs. SF (4-15) 2016 HIGHS & LOWS 6/26 vs. Los Angeles W W 7/2 at Oakland ND W 7/9 vs. Chicago ND W 1st HALF (1-0, 6.08 ERA) /17 at Washington ND W 8/9 vs. San Diego W W 8/14 at Los Angeles W W 8/20 vs. Miami L L 8/25 at Milwaukee ND W 2nd HALF (2-1, 2.37 ERA) MLB TOTALS (3-1, 3.50 ERA) CAREER BATTING:.067 (1-for-15) 0 2B 0 3B 0 HR 0 RBI 2 SACS TOMORROW S STARTER RYAN VOGELSONG: The 39-year-old righthander will be making his 18th appearance (eighth start) tomorrow night in the finale of Pittsburgh s seven game road trip...allowed two runs in 5.1 innings and won a 5-3 decision against Milwaukee s Matt Garza in his last start Friday night at Miller Park...Has gone 2-2 with a 2.48 ERA (29.0ip/8er) in five starts since being reinstated from the D.L. on 8/4...Was hit in the face (left eye) by a Jordan Lyles pitch on 5/23 and was on the disabled list from 5/24 to 8/4 with facial fractures... Has gone 2-2 with a 2.25 ERA (36.0ip/9er) in his seven starts overall this year. vs. CHICAGO: 5-7 with a 5.60 ERA (72.1ip/45er) in 20 career appearances (12 starts)...has made two relief appearances this year against the Cubs, allowing one run in a combined 3.1 innings...hasn t started against the Cubs since 8/7/15 at Wrigley Field, where he lost a 7-3 decision (4.0ip/3er) against Jon Lester...His last win against the Cubbies as a starter came on 4/11/13 at Wrigley Field. Largest come from behind victory...4 runs, & Largest come from behind loss...5 runs, 6/22 vs.sf Largest crowd, home...39,500, 4/3 vs. STL Smallest crowd, home... 14,890, 4/6 vs. STL Largest crowd, road...47,438, Smallest crowd, road... 10,637, Most errors, game, Pirates... 4, 5/1 vs. CIN Most errors, game, Opponents...3, 4 times, last on Consecutive innings w/out an error , 6/12-25 Most double plays turned...4, 8/9 vs. SD Rain delays, home (total time)...4 (6 hours, 40 minutes) Rain delays, road (total time) (4 hour, 54 minutes) Total players used INDIVIDUAL BATTING Most hits, game... 4, Harrison & Frazier Polanco (7/26 vs. SEA), Freese & Marte Most consecutive hits...5, Polanco (5/24-25) Most runs, game....3, 5 times, last by Polanco (8/23 vs. HOU) Most 2bs, game... 3, Frazier Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL) & Freese Most 3bs, game...1, 25 times, last by Polanco (8/24 vs. HOU) Most HR, game... 3, McCutchen Most extra-base hits... 3, Polanco (6/8 vs. NY & 5/17 vs. ATL), McCutchen & Freese Most total bases...12, McCutchen Most RBI, game...5, Polanco (5/24 vs. ARI) & McCutchen Most SB, game...2, 8 times, last by Marte Most walks, game...3, McCutchen & 8/9 vs. SD), Cervelli Bell Mercer & Polanco (4/6 vs. STL) Consec. games, home run... 3, Rodriguez (7/8-10) Longest hitting streak...12 games, Jaso (4/9-23) Grand slams , Mercer Bell (7/9 vs. CHI), Polanco & Marte Inside-the-park home runs... Leadoff home runs... 3, Mercer & Jaso (6/22 vs. SF & 4/30 vs. CIN) Walkoff home runs , Rodriguez (8/5 vs. CIN) INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Most strikeouts, game... 13, Liriano (7/21 vs. MIL) Longest winning streak...4 games, Nova (8/6-28), Feliz (4/24-7/24) & Locke (5/19-6/4) Longest losing streak... 5 games, Liriano (5/29-6/27) Fewest hits, complete game... 3, Cole (7/27 vs. SEA) & Locke Most walks, game...7, Locke (4/15 vs.mil) Most IP, game, starter...9.0, Nova (8/23 vs. HOU), Cole (7/27 vs. SEA). & Locke Most IP, game, reliever...4.0, Schugel (6/10 vs. StL) & Boscan (5/23 vs. COL) Most consec. scoreless IP , Melancon (5/23-7/10) Most consecutive saves... 23, Melancon (4/27-7/8)

3 JOSH BELL N Hit his second career home run with a solo shot off Jake Arrieta in the fourth inning Monday at Wrigley Field. ROAD TRIP: 4-12 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI SERIES: 1-2 (.500) 1 HR 1 RBI LAST 3: 3-8 (.375) 1 HR 2 RBI 4 games N Has hit safely in four straight (4-for-11) and in eight of his last nine games (9-for-24,.375). N Has reached base safely in 13 of his 14 big league games...has drawn seven walks in his last five starts. N Hit first career HR on 7/9; a pinch-hit grand slam off Adam Warren; the team s first pinch hit slam of Multi-Hit Games: 1 Multi-RBI Games: 1 Last HR: 8/29/16 at CHI First HR: 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Adam Warren) FRANCISCO CERVELLI N ROAD TRIP: 3-16 (.188) 0 HR 0 RBI N SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-12 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI Has hit safely in seven of his last eight road games, going 10-for-30 (.333) with a pair of doubles and an RBI. Has hit safely in four of his last five contests...has gone 13-for-46 (.283) in his last 13 starts. N Has gone 24-for-85 (.282) with 4 doubles and 6 RBI in 29 games since being reinstated from the D.L. on 7/19. N Was on the D.L. from 6/11 thru 7/18 after having surgery to repair the hook of the hamate bone in his left hand. Multi-Hit Games: 15 Multi-RBI Games: 6 Last HR: 9/30/15 vs. STL First HR: 6/24/09 at ATL (Kris Medlen) DAVID FREESE N Is three RBI shy of 400 in his career...went 2-for-5 with a walk while making the start at third base on Monday. ROAD TRIP: 3-15 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI N The Bucs are in games when he knocks in a run...has gone 27-for-80 (.338) against lefties this season. SERIES: 2-5 (.400) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has made 64 starts at third base and 26 at first base...is Pittsburgh s Heart & Hustle Award winner for N Signed a two-year contract extension with a club option for the 2019 season on 8/22. ERIC FRYER N Struck out in pinch hit appearance on Monday...Made his last start behind the plate Saturday night at Milwaukee. ROAD TRIP: 0-4 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone 8-for-45 (.178) with a pair of doubles and six RBI in his 16 starts behind the plate with the Pirates. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Made season debut with the Pirates on 7/5 and went 2-for-4 with a double and a career-high three RBI. LAST 3: 0-5 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-12 N Was claimed off waivers on 7/3 from St. Louis, where he hit.368 (14-for-38) in 24 games (eight starts). Multi-Hit Games: 25 Last HR: 8/19/16 vs. MIA First HR: 9/24/09 at CIN (Ramon Ramirez) Multi-Hit Games: 5 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 8/3/14 at CWS First HR: 9/11/13 vs. OAK (Tommy Milone) JOSH HARRISON N Recorded a season-high three RBI Monday night while also collecting three hits, including a two-run double. ROAD TRIP: 8-23 (.348) 0 HR 5 RBI N His 54 RBI are a career-high...is 6-for-15 with a double, five RBI and three stolen bases in his last three games. SERIES: 3-5 (.500) 0 HR 3 RBI N Is hitting.302 (29-for-96) this month...has five hits in his last 11 at bats with runners in scoring position. LAST 3: 6-15 (.400) 0 HR 5 RBI N Has a career-high tying 7 triples (also 2014)...His 19 stolen bases are a career-high (previous was 18 in 2014). Multi-Hit Games: 31 Multi-RBI Games: 10 Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. CIN First HR: 8/23/11 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) JOHN JASO N Hit a solo homer Sunday off Milwaukee s Chase Anderson for his first bomb since June 22 against the Giants. ROAD TRIP: 3-7 (.429) 1 HR 2 RBI N Four of his last five hits have come as a pinch-hitter...has gone 4-for-8 over his last five contests. SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has recorded 84 of his 85 hits off righties; his lone hit against a southpaw came on 5/6 off St. Louis Tyler Lyons. LAST 3: 2-6 (.333) 1 HR 2 RBI 0-for-2 N His 85 hits are four shy of his career high of 89 as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays in Multi-Hit Games: 20 Multi-RBI Games: 2 Last HR: 8/28/16 at MIL First HR: 4/24/10 vs. TOR (Ricky Romero) MATT JOYCE N Has homered four times in his last 11 starts...struck out in pinch hit appearance Monday night at Wrigley Field. ROAD TRIP: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-1 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 0-2 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Is 3-for-9 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in his last three starts...was charged with his last error on 5/30/15. N His 15 pinch-hit RBI are 1 shy of Pirates record for pinch-hit RBI in a season held by Willie Stargell (16 in 1982). N Is hitting.271 (35-for-129) with eight doubles, eight home runs and 26 RBI in his 39 starts this season. Multi-Hit Games: 10 Multi-RBI Games: 13 Last HR: 8/7/16 vs. CIN First HR: 5/10/08 vs. NYY (Darrell Rasner) STARLING MARTE N Had two hits, two stolen bases and recorded his league-leading 17th outfield assist Monday night. ROAD TRIP: 8-24 (.333) 1 HR 3 RBI N Has gone 9-for-29 with 2 doubles, a homer, 4 RBI and 3 runs scored during his current six game hit streak. SERIES: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI N His home run on Sunday was his first since his game-winning blast in the 18th inning on 7/17 at Washington. LAST 3: 6-15 (.400) 1 HR 2 RBI 6 games N His 46 stolen bases are a career-high and the most by a Pirate since Tony Womack swiped 58 bases in ANDREW McCUTCHEN N ROAD TRIP: 8-24 (.333) 1 HR 4 RBI N SERIES: 1-6 (.167) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 4-15 (.267) 0 HR 1 RBI 7 games Is a.323 (76-for-235) lifetime hitter at Wrigley Field with 10 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs and 33 RBI. Is 10-for-28 (.357) with a pair of doubles, home run and five RBI during his current seven game hitting streak. N Has 466 extra base hits; his next will tie him with Gus Suhr & Al Oliver for 11th in team history (R. Kiner is 10th with 486). N Has gone 15-for-35 (.429) while batting with runners in scoring position since the All-Star break. Multi-Hit Games: 44 Multi-RBI Games: 8 Last HR: 8/28/16 at MIL First HR: 7/26/12 at HOU (Dallas Keuchel) Multi-Hit Games: 29 Multi-RBI Games: 13 Last HR: 8/25/16 at MIL First HR: 6/17/09 at MIN (Francisco Liriano) JORDY MERCER N Has seven homers in 32 career games at Wrigley and is 6-for-22 in his last five games at the Friendly Confines. ROAD TRIP: 2-20 (.100) 1 HR 4 RBI N Hit his first career grand slam Friday night at Miller Park off Brewers starter Matt Garza. SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 1-13 (.077) 0 HR 0 RBI N Has gone deep twice in his last six games...his four RBI Friday matched his career high (also 7/4/14). N His.986 fielding percentage ranks second among all NL shortstops behind Philadelphia s Freddy Galvis (.988). Multi-Hit Games: 23 Last HR: 8/26/16 at MIL First HR: 8/8/12 vs. ARI (Josh Collmenter) GREGORY POLANCO ROAD TRIP: 3-20 (.150) 2 HR 7 RBI SERIES: 1-5 (.200) 1 HR 3 RBI LAST 3: 3-10 (.300) 2 HR 7 RBI 3 games N Has homered in back-to-back games; his three-run blast Monday night was the 11,000th in Pirates history. N Has 12 RBI in his last 7 games...nine of his last 11 hits have gone for extra bases (4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR). N Ranks fifth among National League players in RBI this month (23); the most in a single month in his career. N His.845 OPS as an outfielder ranks sixth among all NL players at that position (Yoenis Cespedes is first -.931). Multi-Hit Games: 31 Multi-RBI Games: 20 Last HR: 8/29/16 at CHI First HR: 6/13/14 at MIA (Mike Dunn) SEAN RODRIGUEZ N Went 2-for-2 off the bench Saturday night for his eighth multi-hit game of the year and first since 8/14. ROAD TRIP: 2-7 (.286) 0 HR 0 RBI SERIES: 0-3 (.000) 0 HR 0 RBI LAST 3: 2-6 (.333) 0 HR 0 RBI 0-for-4 N Went hitless in three at bats Monday night at Wrigley Field...Tied career high (fifth time) with four RBI on 8/14. N His 12 home runs match his career high established with Tampa Bay in N Has made 42 starts (13 in right field, 10 at short, 8 at second base, 5 at first base, 5 at third base, 1 in left field). Multi-Hit Games: 8 Last HR: 8/14/16 at LA First HR: 6/1/08 vs. TOR (A.J. Burnett)

4 ANTONIO BASTARDO BA AGAINST: INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 5/1 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 13/10 N Threw a total of nine pitches (all strikes) while retiring each of the three batters he faced Sunday afternoon at Milwaukee. N Has allowed just four hits in 32 at bats (.125 average) this month...has been scored upon just once in his last nine appearances. N Recorded his last win on 8/25 at Milwaukee...Has not allowed a hit in 13 at bats against left-handed hitters since rejoining the Bucs. N Was acquired on 8/1 from the Mets in exchange for pitcher Jonathon Niese; is in his second stint with the Pirates (also 2015). NEFTALI FELIZ N Allowed two runs on three hits in his 1.0 inning of work Monday...Has been scored upon three times in his last six appearances. BA AGAINST: N Recorded his second save as a member of the Pirates Saturday night at Milwaukee and the 99th of his big league career. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 30/7 N His 61 strikeouts are the most since he had a career-high of 71 as a member of the Rangers in ST BAT FACED/RET: 61/43 N Has recorded four wins; last on 7/24 vs. the Phillies...Was charged with his only loss of the season on 8/19 vs. Miami. JARED HUGHES N Worked a scoreless fifth inning Monday night...allowed his two inherited runners to score after surrendering a three-run homer Friday. BA AGAINST: N Has not allowed a run in four of his last five appearances...recorded his last win on 9/13/15 vs. Milwaukee. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 35/14 N Has posted a 2.45 ERA (22.0ip/6er) in his last 23 appearances, dating back to 6/27...Has allowed just five runs on the road (19.0ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 49/25 N Matched his career high in innings pitched (3.0) on 7/9 vs. Cubs while recording his third career save and first since 10/1/12. JEFF LOCKE N Allowed one run in 3.0 plus innings and threw a total of 76 pitches while suffering the loss in Monday s 13-inning game at Chicago. BA AGAINST: N Has worked multiple innings in six of his seven relief outings in His nine wins are one shy of his career-high of 10 in INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 0/0 N Has made nine career Major League relief appearances (18.2ip/3er)...His relief outing on 7/10 snapped a streak of 104 straight starts. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 7/5 N Made his first relief appearance since 8/14/12 on 7/10 and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings (5 hits) against the Cubs. JUAN NICASIO N Struck out a career-high tying five batters in relief Saturday night at Milwaukee while allowing one hit over 3.0 scoreless innings of work. BA AGAINST: N Has made six straight scoreless appearances (9.0ip)...Has a career-high tying nine wins (also 2013); tied for the team lead. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 6/2 N Has at least one strikeout in each of his last 20 games (50 K s total)...has posted a 2.25 ERA (36.0ip/9er) in his last 22 appearances. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 23/19 N His 115 strikeouts are the most since he whiffed a career-high 119 batters in 157.2ip as a member of the Rockies in FELIPE RIVERO N Worked a scoreless seventh inning in his last outing Monday...Has at least one strikeout in 12 of his last 13 games (19 K s total). BA AGAINST: N Has recorded a 0.79 ERA (34.1ip/3er) in his last 29 appearances...has not allowed a hit in six of his last eight appearances. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 5/0 N Did not allow an earned run while striking out 16 batters in his first nine appearances with the Pirates (8.2ip). 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 16/15 N Was acquired on 7/30 from Washington along with minor league left-handed pitcher Taylor Hearn in exchange for Mark Melancon. A.J. SCHUGEL N Retired all three batters he faced Monday night at Wrigley Field...Has been scored upon once in his last four games with the Pirates. BA AGAINST: N Was recalled on Sunday from Indianapolis, where he went 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA (18.0ip/8er) in 13 appearances this season. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 15/3 N Pitched a career-high 4.0 scoreless innings on 6/10 vs. STL...Has posted a 2.87 ERA (15.2ip/5er) in his last 14 games with the Bucs. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 35/27 N Recorded his first Major League save on 4/25; entered game with tying run on deck in the 7th inning and pitched final 2.1 frames. TONY WATSON N Allowed one run in 1.0 inning Monday while being charged with his second blown save since moving into the closer s role on 7/30. BA AGAINST: N Picked up his 10th save of the season Sunday at Milwaukee...Has appeared in four of five games on the team s current road trip. INHERITED RUNNERS/SCORED: 8/1 N Has allowed five hits in 53 at bats with RISP (.094)...Recorded his first save of the season on 8/2 and his first since 4/22/15. 1ST BAT FACED/RET: 59/37 N Has a 1.36 ERA (33.0ip/5er) in 35 games since June 7...His 335 strikeouts are the most in club history by a left-handed reliever Disabled List (11 players, 13 appearances) On Date Off ^Games Player (injury) DL Eligible DL Missed Elias Diaz (R elbow surgery on 5/3) * 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 5/24 7/ Jared Hughes (L lat muscle strain) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 4/ Jung Ho Kang (L knee surgery on 9/17) 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 4/9 5/ Cory Luebke (R hamstring tightness) 4/14 4/29 5/ Ryan Vogelsong (facial fractures) * 5/24 7/23 8/ Arquimedes Caminero (L quad strain) 5/25 6/9 6/ Francisco Cervelli (broken L hamate bone) 6/11 6/26 7/ Gerrit Cole (R triceps strain) 6/14 (retro to 6/11) 6/26 7/ Chris Stewart (L knee discomfort) 7/4 (retro to 7/2) 7/ Jameson Taillon (R shoulder fatigue) 7/5 (retro to 6/30) 7/18 7/ Tyler Glasnow (R shoulder discomfort) 7/24 8/8 8/ Jung Ho Kang (L shoulder injury) 8/20 9/ Gerrit Cole (R post. elbow inflammation) 8/29 (retro to 8/25) 9/ * 60-day DL ^Team record in games missed Runs By Inning 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Xtra Total Bucs Opps Walkoff Wins Date Player/Opponent Action 1. 4/5 Jordy Mercer vs. St. Louis... 11th inning single scored Gregory Polanco 2. 7/19 Josh Harrison vs. Milwaukee... Triple & scored on error in 9th inning 3. 8/5 Sean Rodriguez vs. Cincinnati...Home run in 9th inning 2016 Ejections 1. Clint Hurdle (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Jeff Kellogg) 2. Starling Marte (May 11 at Cincinnati - arguing overturned stolen base call in 6th inning - Alan Porter) 3. Ray Searage (May 14 at Chicago - arguing balls and strikes in 4th inning - Brian Knight) 4. Arquimedes Caminero (May 24 vs. Arizona - hitting Nick Ahmed in 8th inning - Larry Vanover) 5. Clint Hurdle (May 24 vs. Arizona - automatic ejection for Caminero HBP - Larry Vanover) 6. Matt Joyce (June 8 vs. New York - arguing strike call in 7th inning - Alan Porter) 7. Andrew McCutchen (June 26 vs. Los Angeles - upset over strike calls in 7th inning - Chris Conroy) 8. Jeff Branson (June 28 at Seattle - arguing balls and strikes in 5th inning - Ben May) 9. Clint Hurdle (June 28 at Seattle - following up after Branson ejection - Ben May) 10. Clint Hurdle (July 3 at Oakland - arguing balls and strikes in 6th inning - Sam Holbrook) 11. Clint Hurdle (July 20 vs. Milwaukee - arguing Ryan Braun fair/foul ball in 1st inning - Sam Holbrook) 12. David Freese (July 30 at Milwaukee - arguing balls and strikes in 5th inning - Marty Foster) Pirates vs. Cubs 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Bell Cervelli Freese Fryer Harrison Jaso Joyce Marte McCutchen Mercer Polanco Rodriguez W-L-S ERA G IP ER W-L-S ERA G IP ER Bastardo Brault Feliz Hughes Kuhl Locke Nicasio Nova Rivero Schugel Taillon Vogelsong Watson THE LAST TIME... The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HRs...(4 times in 2016), last on 7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell & Mercer) The Pirates Hit a Grand Slam... (4 times in 2016), last on 8/26/16 at MIL (Mercer) The Pirates Hit an Inside-The-Park (McCutchen) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff HR...(3 times in 2016), last on 6/22/16 vs. SF (Jaso) The Pirates Hit Back-to-Back HR s Leading Off Game... 9/20/13 vs. CIN (Tabata & Walker) The Pirates Hit a Leadoff Inside-The-Park HR... 4/20/12 vs. STL (Presley) The Pirates Hit a Pinch-Hit Grand Slam...7/9/16 vs. CHI (Bell) The Pirates Hit Three HR s in One (Walker, Marte & Alvarez) The Pirates Hit Three Consecutive HR s in One Inning... 9/13/13 vs. CHI (Alvarez, Martin & Jones) The Pirates Hit Four HR s in One (Sanders-2, Kendall & Giles) The Pirates Hit Six Home Runs in a Game... The Pirates Hit Seven Home Runs in a (club record, done 3 times)

5 Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance APRIL (15-9) 3 1 STL W Liriano (1-0) Wainwright (0-1) *39,500 39, STL W 6-5 (11) 2-0 T Lobstein (1-0) Maness (0-1) 26,049 65, STL W Nicasio (1-0) Leake (0-1) Melancon (1) 14,890 80, at Cin W Vogelsong (1-0) Hoover (0-1) Melancon (2) 17, at Cin L T Iglesias (1-0) Cole (0-1) 22, at Cin L Ohlendorf (2-0) Caminero (0-1) 27, at Det W T2-1.0 Niese (1-0) Verlander (0-1) Melancon (3) 26, at Det L Sanchez (2-0) Nicasio (1-1) 26, DET L Greene (1-0) Caminero (0-2) 21, , DET L Zimmermann (2-0) Cole (0-2) Rodriguez (2) 18, , MIL L Nelson (2-1) Locke (0-1) 24, , MIL W Niese (2-0) Jungmann (0-2) 34, , MIL W Nicasio (2-1) Davies (0-1) 31, , at SD L T2-4.0 Rea (1-1) Liriano (1-1) Rodney (2) 19, at SD L T4-4.0 Pomeranz (2-1) Locke (0-2) 20, at SD W T3-4.0 Cole (2-1) Shields (0-3) 20, at Ari W Niese (3-0) Corbin (1-2) Melancon (4) 27, at Ari L T3-4.0 De La Rosa (2-3) Nicasio (2-2) 32, at Ari W (13) Feliz (1-0) Marshall (0-1) Caminero (1) 27, at Col W Locke (1-2) Bettis (2-1) Schugel (1) 20, at Col W Cole (2-2) De La Rosa (1-3) 20, at Col W 9-8 (12) Lobstein (2-0) Estevez (0-1) Melancon (5) 21, at Col PPD - INCLEMENT WEATHER CIN W Nicasio (3-2) Straily (0-1) Melancon (6) 29, , CIN W Liriano (2-1) Simon (0-3) Melancon (7) 34, ,474 MAY (14-13) 1 25 CIN L 5-6 (11) Wood (3-0) Vogelsong (1-1) 28, , CHI L Hammel (4-0) Cole (2-3) 18, , CHI L Arrieta (6-0) Niese (3-1) 22, , CHI L Lester (3-1) Nicasio (3-3) 28, , at Stl W Liriano (3-1) Martinez (4-2) Melancon (8) 43, at Stl L Rosenthal (1-1) Schugel (0-1) 42, at Stl W Cole (3-3) Wacha (2-3) Melancon (9) 42, at Cin L Ramirez (1-2) Niese (3-2) Cingrani (2) 12, at Cin PPD - RAIN at Cin W Watson (1-0) Ohlendorf (3-4) Melancon (10) 14, at Chi L Hammel (5-0) Liriano (3-2) 37, at Chi L Arrieta (7-0) Locke (1-3) 40, at Chi W Cole (4-3) Lester (4-2) Melancon (11) 40, ATL W Niese (4-2) Perez (1-1) Melancon (12) 16, , ATL W Nicasio (4-3) Blair (0-3) Melancon (13) 19, , ATL L Teheran (1-4) Liriano (3-3) Vizcaino (4) 18, , ATL W Locke (2-3) Foltynewicz (1-2) 23, , COL W Cole (5-3) Butler (2-2) Melancon (14) 23, , COL L Estevez (1-1) Melancon (0-1) 31, , COL PPD - RAIN COL W Boscan (1-0) Lyles (1-2) Melancon (15) 34, , ARI W Liriano (4-3) Miller (1-6) 18, , ARI W Locke (3-3) De La Rosa (4-5) Melancon (16) 20, , ARI W Schugel (1-1) Corbin (2-4) 30, , at Tex W Niese (5-2) Hamels (5-1) 37, at Tex L Darvish (1-0) Nicasio (4-4) 46, at Tex L Perez (3-4) Liriano (4-4) 44, at Mia W LOCKE (4-3) Nicolino (2-3) 10, at Mia L Fernandez (8-2) Cole (5-4) Ramos (16) 10,637 JUNE (9-19) 1 52 at Mia L Phelps (4-3) Watson (1-1) Ramos (17) 17, at Mia L 3-4 (12) Wittgren (1-0) Schugel (1-2) 19, LAA L Weaver 5-4) Liriano (4-5) 27, , LAA W Locke (5-3) Salas (2-2) Melancon (17) 31, , LAA L D. Guerra (1-0) Watson (1-2) Street (6) 27, ,345 6 NY PPD - RAIN 7 57 NY W Niese (6-2) Matz (7-2) Melancon (18) NY W Nicasio (5-4) degrom (3-2) Melancon (19) 26, , NY L 5-6 (10) Reed (1-0) Luebke (0-1) Familia (19) 28, , at Col L T De La Rosa (2-4) Locke (5-4) 24, STL L 3-9 (12) Broxton (1-0) Nicasio (5-5) 28, , STL L Martinez (7-5) Liriano (4-6) Rosenthal (12) *36, , STL L Leake (5-4) Niese (6-3) 31, , at NY W Taillon (1-0) degrom (3-3) 35, at NY L Syndergaard (7-2) Locke (5-5) 32, at NY L Colon (6-3) Nicasio (5-6) Familia (22) 33, at Chi L Arrieta (11-1) Liriano (4-7) 41, at Chi L Lester (9-3) Niese (6-4) Rondon (12) 41, at Chi L Hendricks (5-6) Taillon (1-1) 41, SF W Locke (6-5) BUMGARNER (8-3) Melancon (20) 27, , SF L Cueto (11-1) Boscan (1-1) 27, , SF L Law (3-1) Hughes (0-1) Casilla (15) 33, , SF L Suarez (3-1) Niese (6-5) Casilla (16) 29, , LA W Feliz (2-0) Tepesch (0-1) Melancon (21) 28, , LA W Locke (7-5) Maeda (6-5) 33,590 1,029, LA W Kuhl (1-0) Kershaw (11-2) Melancon (22) 32,228 1,061, LA L Kazmir (6-3) Liriano (4-8) Jansen (22) 26,925 1,088, at Sea L Iwakuma (7-6) Niese (6-6) Cishek (18) 24, at Sea W Taillon (2-1) Miley (6-4) 25,477 JULY (14-10) 1 80 at Oak W Locke (8-5) Gray (3-7) 15, at Oak W 4-2 (10) Nicasio (6-6) Coulombe (1-1) Melancon (23) 28, PIRATES DAY BY DAY Game Total Home Date No. OPP. W/L Score Record Pos. GB/A Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save Attendance Attendance 3 82 at Oak W Liriano (5-8) Mengden (1-4) Melancon (24) 21, at Stl W Niese (7-6) Martinez (7-6) Feliz (1) 41, at Stl W Nicasio (7-6) Leake (5-7) Melancon (25) 41, at Stl W Schugel (2-2) Broxton (1-1) Melancon (26) 42, at Stl L Wainwright (8-5) Glasnow (0-1) 42, CHI W Feliz (3-0) Arrieta (12-4) Melancon (27) 35,904 1,124, CHI W Caminero (1-2) Warren (3-2) Hughes (1) *37,796 1,162, CHI L Strop (2-2) Watson (1-3) Rondon (14) *37,998 1,200, ALL-STAR BREAK at Was L Strasburg (13-0) Liriano (5-9) 36, at Was L Roark (9-5) Cole (5-5) 38, at Was W 2-1 (18) Niese (8-6) Perez (2-3) 32, MIL W Melancon (1-1) Thornburg (3-4) 27,106 1,227, MIL L Torres (2-1) Locke (8-6) *36,717 1,264, MIL W Liriano (6-9) Garza (1-4) Melancon (28) 35,978 1,300, PHI L EFLIN (3-3) Cole (5-6) 33,703 1,334, PHI W Nicasio (8-6) Nola (5-9) Melancon (29) 35,802 1,369, PHI W Feliz (4-0) Ramos (1-1) Melancon (30) 32,439 1,402, SEA L Hernandez (5-4) Liriano (6-10) Cishek (24) 30,969 1,433, SEA W COLE (6-6) Paxton (3-5) 35,483 1,468, at Mil L Guerra (7-2) Brault (0-1) Jeffress (25) 29, at Mil L Anderson (6-10) Taillon (2-2) Jeffress (26) 36, at Mil L Garza (2-4) Liriano (6-11) Jeffress (27) 32,405 AUGUST (15-11) at Atl W Cole (7-6) Foltynewicz (4-5) Watson (1) 20, at Atl L Whalen (1-0) Locke (8-7) 19, at Atl L Cervenka (1-0) Rivero (0-1) Johnson (7) 20, CIN W Watson (2-3) Ohlendorf (5-7) 28,882 1,497, CIN W Nova (1-0) Bailey (1-1) Watson (2) 34,259 1,531, CIN L Straily (7-6) Cole (7-7) 32,947 1,564, SD W Kuhl (2-0) Perdomo (5-6) Watson (3) 30,269 1,595, SD L Jackson (3-2) Vogelsong (1-2) 29,623 1,624, SD W Taillon (3-2) Friedrich (4-8) Watson (4) 32,071 1,656, at LA W Nova (2-0) Stripling (3-4) Watson (5) 47, at LA L Urias (3-2) Cole (7-8) Jansen (35) 40, at LA W Kuhl (3-0) B. Anderson (0-1) 43, at SF W Vogelsong (2-2) Moore (0-2) 41, at SF W Bastardo (1-0) Law (4-2) Watson (6) 41, at SF W Nicasio (9-6) Cain (4-8) Watson (7) 41, MIA L Wittgren (4-2) Feliz (4-1) Rodney (26) 32,357 1,689, MIA L Phelps (7-6) Kuhl (3-1) Rodney (27) *37,828 1,727, MIA L Urena (2-4) Vogelsong (2-3) Rodney (28) 28,616 1,755, HOU L Fister (12-8) Taillon (3-3) Giles (4) 24,017 1,779, HOU W NOVA (3-0) Musgrove (1-2) 28,760 1,808, HOU L McHugh (8-10) Cole (7-9) Giles (5) 23,717 1,832, at Mil W 3-2 (10) Bastardo (2-0) Torres (2-3) Watson (8) 20, at Mil W Vogelsong (3-3) Garza (4-6) Watson (9) 25, at Mil W Locke (9-7) Boyer (1-3) Feliz (2) 35, at Mil W Nova (4-0) Anderson (7-11) Watson (10) 37, at Chi L 7-8 (13) Zastryzny (1-0) Locke (9-8) 38, at Chi at Chi MIL MIL MIL STL STL STL CIN CIN CIN CIN at Phi at Phi at Phi at Phi at Cin at Cin at Cin at Cin at Mil at Mil at Mil WAS WAS WAS CHI CHI CHI CHI at Stl at Stl at Stl STARTS BY POSITIONS AND BATTING ORDER 1B - Jaso (43-42), Freese (14-12), Bell (4-4), Rodriguez (3-2), Rogers (3-0), Cervelli (0-1), Morse (0-1) 2B - Harrison (57-54), Rodriguez (5-3), Frazier (4-4), Figueroa (1-1) 3B - Freese (39-25), Kang (24-35), Rodriguez (3-2), Frazier (1-0) SS - Mercer (62-57), Rodriguez (5-5) LF - Marte (56-48), Polanco (7-7), Joyce (2-6), Frazier (2-0), Rodriguez (0-1) CF - McCutchen (63-56), Marte (4-5), Polanco (0-1) RF - Polanco (45-42), Joyce (14-13), Rodriguez (8-5), Frazier (0-2) C - Cervelli (39-33), Stewart (11-12), Fryer (7-9), Kratz (9-6), Stallings (0-2), Diaz (1-0) DH - Joyce (2-2), Polanco (3-1), Kang (1-0), Cervelli (0-1) SEPTEMBER (0-0) OCTOBER (0-0) BOLD - COMPLETE GAME *home sellout (6) 1st - Jaso (36-37), Mercer (13-8), Harrison (15-11), Frazier (2-3), Freese (1-1), Joyce (0-1), Polanco (0-1) 2nd - McCutchen (32-29), Polanco (11-14), Marte (10-11), Freese (5-3), Harrison (1-3), Joyce (2-1), Bell (2-1), Mercer (2-0), Frazier (1-0), Jaso (1-0) 3rd - McCutchen (31-27), Freese (19-15), Polanco (13-16), Joyce (2-1), Kang (1-1), Cervelli (1-0), Harrison (0-1), Marte (0-1) 4th - Marte (33-29), Kang (12-17), Polanco (7-8), Freese (8-6), Joyce (6-2) 5th - Cervelli (20-19), Freese (17-9), Marte (13-11), Kang (8-8), Joyce (4-7), Polanco (3-3), Rodriguez (0-2), Harrison (1-1), Rogers (1-0), Mercer (1-0), Jaso (0-1), Bell (0-1) 6th - Harrison (13-18), Polanco (12-8), Cervelli (10-10), Kang (4-8), Joyce (4-4), Jaso (5-3), Rodriguez (4-3), Freese (3-3), Marte (4-1), Mercer (3-1), Bell (2-2), Rogers (2-0), Frazier (1-1) 7th - Harrison (24-19), Mercer (13-20), Rodriguez (11-11), Cervelli (8-6), Polanco (5-0), Frazier (2-2), Joyce (0-3), Figueroa (1-0), Stewart (1-0), Kang (0-1), Diaz (1-0), Jaso (1-0) 8th - Mercer (29-27), Stewart (9-10), Fryer (7-9), Kratz (6-6), Rodriguez (8-2), Polanco (4-1), Harrison (3-1), Stallings (0-2), Joyce (0-2), Frazier (1-0), Morse (0-1), Jaso (0-1) 9th - Pitcher (60-59), Stewart (2-1), Kratz (3-0), Mercer (1-1), Rodriguez (1-0), Figueroa (0-1) MOST RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 8/29 Gerrit Cole (RHP) placed on 15-day D.L...Steven Brault (LHP) recalled from Indianapolis. 8/28 A.J. Schugel (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Adam Frazier (INF/OF) optioned to Bristol...Tyler Glasnow (RHP) recalled from rehab assignment with Indianapolis, reinstated from 15-day D.L. and optioned to Indianapolis. 8/20 Josh Bell (1B/OF) recalled from Indianapolis...Jung Ho Kang (INF) placed on 15 day D.L. 8/9 Chad Kuhl (RHP) recalled from Indianapolis...Curtis Partch (RHP) optioned to Indianapolis.